A little while ago I shared a post with suggestions on how to introduce children to a teacher in role for the first time. Here’s the promised follow up – six tips for teaching in role. This includes advice on what seems to be many teachers’ greatest fear – what to do when children resist, or reject the teacher in role. […]
After requests for a workshop in the Auckland region, the IPL is running this ‘Introduction to Mantle of the Expert’ workshop on 12th October in West Auckland. If you are new to the approach and keen to learn more – especially if you are considering enrolling for the January summer school at University of Waikato […]
Delighted to confirm details of the 2018 Mantle of the Expert summer school at Waikato University. Please see flier below for dates, information, and very humbling testimonials from past students. Enrolments are open now – with a cut off date of 17th November. Please visit https://papers.waikato.ac.nz/2018/ARTSE/ALED515 or email viv.aitken@waikato.ac.nz (lecturer), claire.coleman@waikato.ac.nz (convenor) or traceyr@waikato.ac.nz (administrator) for […]
One of the key strategies used in Mantle of the Expert is teaching in role – used to introduce a new tension, deliver the commission or present a new perspective. There are many ways a teacher can take on a role (see Dorothy Heathcote’s list of role conventions) but the most common is for the teacher to […]
Following on from last month’s well attended ‘Introduction to Mantle of the Expert’ session, the Institute of Professional learning in Gisborne is hosting a ‘First steps in Planning in Mantle of the Expert’ workshop on 31st August. All welcome. Check out the flier here. First Steps in Planning for Mantle of the Expert To […]
Drama New Zealand recently posted a list of ’12 reasons for integrating drama in your classroom’. It arrived in my mailbox just days after I’d shared my own ‘top 10’ values for process drama at the Tai Tokerau Literacy Association. I thought you might be interested to see these two lists side by side. Mine focusses on process drama rather […]
The Institute of Professional Learning at the University of Waikato is hosting an Introduction to Mantle of the Expert session in Gisborne on Thursday 22nd June. Details are on the attached flier. Mantle of the Expert You can also enrol via this online link. http://iplworkshops.ac.nz/workshops/?course_id=5349 I’m delighted to be taking this session to Gisborne, where there’s a […]
Kia Ora Colleagues Teacher blogs can be a fantastic resource. For the writer it’s an opportunity to reflect, record and share progress and musings. For the reader, it’s an insight into another classroom and an opportunity to share, comment and connect. Even when the experience is long over, the blog remains as a fascinating and […]
Kia ora colleagues I’m excited to tell you about two mantle PD opportunities coming up in May at opposite ends of the country – one in Northland and the other in Christchurch. Saturday 20th May Te Tai Tokerau Literacy association is holding its seminar day. Details are on the flier below. As well as my keynote, […]
Enjoy this podcast from The Teachers’ Education Review Forum (an Australian podcast channel) in which Dan Haesler interviews Tim Taylor about Mantle of the Expert. https://soundcloud.com/ter-podcast/ter-079-mantle-of-the-expert#t=26:25 Tim talks about: His first introduction to Mantle of the Expert through Luke Abbott and Dorothy Heathcote [26.51] What Mantle is and how it works [31.23] The ‘paradox’ of Mantle – […]